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Three total US Open Records fell on Friday night at the 2017 NCAA Men’s Division I Swimming and Diving Championships. Olympians Chase Kalisz, Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Murphy flexed their muscles with individual victories. Kalisz (400 IM) and Dressel (100 Fly) swam to new American Records while Murphy won his fourth straight 100 back title. Texas has built a huge lead on the competition going into the last day as they look to wrap up its third straight national title.
Tonight’s Events:
- 400 IM
- 100 Fly
- 200 Free
- 100 Breast
- 100 Back
- 3m Diving
- 200 Medley Relay
Here are the current team scores:
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 14 1. Texas 391.5 2. California 253 3. Florida 224.5 4. NC State 196 5. Indiana 189.5 6. Stanford 160 7. Southern Cali 142.5 8. Univ of Georgia 141 9. Missouri 135.5 10. Louisville 102.5 11. Auburn 100.5 12. Alabama 98 13. Arizona State 68 14. South Carolina 60 15. Purdue 57 16. Texas A&M 56 17. Tennessee 55 18. Michigan 46 19. Wisconsin 33 19. Ohio St 33 21. University of Miami 31 22. Lsu 28 22. Virginia Tech 28 24. Harvard 21 25. Arizona 19.5 26. Minnesota 18 27. Penn St 16 28. Notre Dame 12 28. Duke 12 30. George Washington 9 31. Denver 7 31. Florida State 7 33. UNC 6 34. Kentucky 4 34. Northwestern 4 36. Cornell 3 37. Hawaii 2 37. Penn 2 39. Pittsburgh 1
400 IM
NCAA Record: 3:34.50, Chase Kalisz (2014)
American Record: 3:34.50, Chase Kalisz (2014)
US Open Record: 3:34.50, Chase Kalisz (2014)
Georgia senior Chase Kalisz swam the fastest 400 IM in history at 3:33.42, breaking his old record he set in 2014 at 3:34.50. Kalisz took last year off for the Olympics, and was dethroned by Will Licon in 2015, but before all of that Kalisz won two straight 400 IM titles in 2013 and 2014. Kalisz is now the sixth swimmer to win at least 400 IM NCAA titles and the first since Tim Siciliano won three straight from 1999-2001.
Kalisz was dominant once he started swimming breaststroke. The big battle behind him was between Cal sophomore Andrew Seliskar and Florida junior Mark Szaranek. Seliskar finished second at 3:36.18 and Szaranek was third at 3:36.31. Seliskar is now fourth all-time while Szaranek is sixth. Georgia’s Gunnar Bentz, Stanford’s Abrahm DeVine, Texas’ Jonathan Roberts, Georgia’s Jay Litherland and Virginia Tech’s Robert Owen also swam in the championship final.
Georgia now has five NCAA titles in the 400 IM. Kalisz joins himself (2013, 2014), Bill Cregar (2011) and Robert Margalis (2003) as winners in the event.
Event 8 Men 400 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 3:34.50 3/28/2014 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
Championship: C 3:34.50 3/28/2014 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
American: A 3:34.50 3/28/2014 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
U. S. Open: O 3:34.50 3/28/2014 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
Pool: P 3:37.18 3/24/2017 Chase Kalisz, Georgia
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Kalisz, Chase SR Georgia 3:37.18 3:33.42N 20
r:+0.72 23.31 49.78 (26.47)
1:17.16 (27.38) 1:43.68 (26.52)
2:12.56 (28.88) 2:42.29 (29.73)
3:08.26 (25.97) 3:33.42 (25.16)
2 Seliskar, Andrew SO California 3:40.64 3:36.18P 17
r:+0.63 22.75 49.71 (26.96)
1:18.00 (28.29) 1:45.40 (27.40)
2:15.40 (30.00) 2:45.32 (29.92)
3:10.98 (25.66) 3:36.18 (25.20)
3 Szaranek, Mark JR Florida 3:38.55 3:36.31P 16
r:+0.64 23.06 50.23 (27.17)
1:18.11 (27.88) 1:45.33 (27.22)
2:15.35 (30.02) 2:45.68 (30.33)
3:11.41 (25.73) 3:36.31 (24.90)
4 Bentz, Gunnar JR Georgia 3:38.62 3:36.60P 15
r:+0.73 23.53 50.52 (26.99)
1:19.09 (28.57) 1:46.77 (27.68)
2:17.46 (30.69) 2:47.86 (30.40)
3:12.84 (24.98) 3:36.60 (23.76)
5 DeVine, Abrahm SO Stanford 3:39.44 3:37.73 14
r:+0.66 23.19 50.53 (27.34)
1:18.29 (27.76) 1:45.63 (27.34)
2:16.09 (30.46) 2:46.90 (30.81)
3:12.89 (25.99) 3:37.73 (24.84)
6 Roberts, Jonathan JR Texas 3:38.91 3:38.18 13
r:+0.73 23.18 49.69 (26.51)
1:16.79 (27.10) 1:43.79 (27.00)
2:15.57 (31.78) 2:47.49 (31.92)
3:13.94 (26.45) 3:38.18 (24.24)
7 Litherland, Jay JR Georgia 3:38.39 3:38.66 12
r:+0.70 23.64 50.56 (26.92)
1:18.30 (27.74) 1:45.92 (27.62)
2:16.51 (30.59) 2:48.40 (31.89)
3:13.75 (25.35) 3:38.66 (24.91)
8 Owen, Robert SR VT 3:38.97 3:41.21 11
r:+0.72 23.15 50.03 (26.88)
1:17.90 (27.87) 1:44.89 (26.99)
2:16.71 (31.82) 2:49.15 (32.44)
3:15.64 (26.49) 3:41.21 (25.57)
100 Fly
NCAA Record: 44.01, Joseph Schooling (2016)
American Record: 43.84, Tom Shields (2016)
US Open Record: 43.84, Tom Shields (2016)
Outside of NC State’s 800 free relay win, there has not been a big upset on the weekend. That lasted until Friday night when Florida junior Caeleb Dressel dethroned two-time defending champion and Olympic gold medallist in Texas junior Joseph Schooling. Dressel also broke Schooling’s NCAA record along with Tom Shields‘ American Record with a 43.58 thanks to a monster last turn.
Schooling finished second in the race after having the early lead with a 43.75, the second fastest time in history. Schooling was going for his third win in a row to be the seventh to win at least three 100 fly titles. But alas, Dressel over-swam him the last 25. Texas senior Jack Conger finished third with a 44.35, remaining the fifth fastest performer in history. NC State’s Ryan Held, Cal’s Zheng Quah, Indiana’s Vini Lanza and Missouri’s Andrew Sansoucie also competed in the A-final. California’s Matthew Josa was disqualified in the race.
Florida now has five NCAA titles in the 100 fly. Dressel joins Marcin Cieslak (2014) and coach Anthony Nesty (1990-1992) as winners for the Gators.
Event 9 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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NCAA: N 44.01 3/25/2016 Joseph Schooling, Texas
Championship: C 44.01 3/25/2016 Joseph Schooling, Texas
American: A 43.84 12/16/2016Tom Shields, California
U. S. Open: O 43.84 12/16/2016Tom Shields, California
Pool: P 44.44 3/24/2017 Jack Conger, Texas
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Dressel, Caeleb JR Florida 44.49 43.58A 20
r:+0.62 20.70 43.58 (22.88)
2 Schooling, Joseph JR Texas 44.97 43.75O 17
r:+0.59 20.39 43.75 (23.36)
3 Conger, Jack SR Texas 44.44 44.35P 16
r:+0.65 20.55 44.35 (23.80)
4 Held, Ryan JR NC State 45.21 44.92 15
r:+0.64 20.57 44.92 (24.35)
5 Quah, Zheng FR California 45.27 45.06 14
r:+0.61 20.93 45.06 (24.13)
6 Lanza, Vini SO Indiana 45.47 45.52 13
r:+0.72 21.31 45.52 (24.21)
7 Sansoucie, Andrew SR Missouri 45.45 45.76 12
r:+0.61 21.52 45.76 (24.24)
-- Josa, Matthew JR California 45.31 DQ
Non-simultaneous touch
r:+0.63 21.17 DQ (24.28)
200 Free
NCAA Record: 1:30.46, Townley Haas (2016)
American Record: 1:30.46, Townley Haas (2016)
US Open Record: 1:30.46, Townley Haas (2016)
There was a lot of hype over the 200 free final tonight. There had been talk since Wednesday night if a sub-1:30 200 free was possible from a flat start. A sub 1:30 did not come through tonight, but it was Townley Haas of Texas who repeated his title in the event, swimming a 1:30.65 for his second win in the event. Haas held off USC’s Dylan Carter and Indiana’s Blake Pieroni, who tied for second at 1:31.16. Haas got pressure early on from Carter, who used his superb underwaters to stay with Haas, but ultimately Townley held him off to be the first person to repeat since Louisville’s Joao de Lucca won in 2013 and 2014.
Harvard’s Dean Farris, Arizona State’s Cameron Craig and Florida’s Maxime Rooney were all freshman in the race, and will have huge expectations moving forward as they progress into their careers as they finished all in a row. NC State’s Soren Dahl and Wisconsin’s Brett Pinfold also swam in the A-final.
Texas now has seven NCAA titles in the event. Haas joins himself (2016), Dax Hill (2012), Dave Walters (2008), Josh Davis (1993) and Doug Gjertsen (1988, 1990) as winners for the Longhorns.
Event 10 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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NCAA: N 1:30.46 3/25/2016 Townley Haas, Texas
Championship: C 1:30.46 3/25/2016 Townley Haas, Texas
American: A 1:30.46 3/25/2016 Townley Haas, Texas
U. S. Open: O 1:30.46 3/25/2016 Townley Haas, Texas
Pool: P 1:31.51 Joao DeLucca, Louisville
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Haas, Townley SO Texas 1:31.97 1:30.65P 20
r:+0.74 21.03 43.74 (22.71)
1:07.09 (23.35) 1:30.65 (23.56)
2 Pieroni, Blake JR Indiana 1:32.42 1:31.16P 16.5
r:+0.64 21.11 44.11 (23.00)
1:07.40 (23.29) 1:31.16 (23.76)
2 Carter, Dylan JR Southern Cali 1:32.17 1:31.16P 16.5
r:+0.58 20.99 44.00 (23.01)
1:07.50 (23.50) 1:31.16 (23.66)
4 Farris, Dean FR Harvard 1:33.05 1:32.25 15
r:+0.71 21.33 44.61 (23.28)
1:08.13 (23.52) 1:32.25 (24.12)
5 Craig, Cameron FR ASU 1:32.84 1:32.46 14
r:+0.65 21.74 45.11 (23.37)
1:08.91 (23.80) 1:32.46 (23.55)
6 Rooney, Maxime FR Florida 1:32.88 1:32.79 13
r:+0.61 21.47 44.76 (23.29)
1:08.61 (23.85) 1:32.79 (24.18)
7 Dahl, Soeren SR NC State 1:32.55 1:32.98 12
r:+0.73 21.60 45.09 (23.49)
1:08.85 (23.76) 1:32.98 (24.13)
8 Pinfold, Brett SR Wisconsin 1:33.21 1:33.57 11
r:+0.70 22.02 45.51 (23.49)
1:09.59 (24.08) 1:33.57 (23.98)
100 Breast
NCAA Record: 50.04, Kevin Cordes (2014)
American Record: 50.04, Kevin Cordes (2014)
US Open Record: 50.04, Kevin Cordes (2014)
Texas senior Will Licon picked up his second individual title of the weekend in the 100 breast, just out-touching Missouri’s Fabian Schwingenschlogl at 50.68 to Fabian’s 50.77. This is the first time Licon has swum the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships, electing for the 400 IM in recent years. Licon used that distance background to out-touch Fabian at the last stroke to dethrone the defending champion. Licon and Schwingenschlogl are now second and third fastest all-time in the event.
USC sophomore Carsten Vissering finished third at 51.40 for the highest finish in his career. California’s Connor Hoppe, Auburn’s Michael Duderstadt, Virginia Tech’s Brandon Fiala, Duke’s Peter Kropp and South Carolina’s Nils Wich-Glasen also swam in the A-final.
Texas now has seven NCAA titles in the 100 breast. Licon joins Brendan Hansen (2001-2004) and Kirk Stackle (1989, 1990) as winners in the event for the Longhorns.
Event 11 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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NCAA: N 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
Championship: C 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
American: A 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
U. S. Open: O 50.04 3/28/2014 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
Pool: P 50.74 Kevin Cordes, Arizona
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Licon, Will SR Texas 50.87 50.68P 20
r:+0.68 23.88 50.68 (26.80)
2 Schwingenschloegl, Fa SR Missouri 51.76 50.77 17
r:+0.65 23.46 50.77 (27.31)
3 Vissering, Carsten SO Southern Cali 51.91 51.40 16
r:+0.66 24.04 51.40 (27.36)
4 Hoppe, Connor JR California 51.50 51.41 15
r:+0.68 24.08 51.41 (27.33)
5 Duderstadt, Michael SR Auburn 51.75 51.55 14
r:+0.67 24.16 51.55 (27.39)
6 Fiala, Brandon SR VT 51.30 51.66 13
r:+0.61 24.25 51.66 (27.41)
7 Kropp, Peter SR Duke 52.06 51.90 12
r:+0.61 24.08 51.90 (27.82)
8 Wich-Glasen, Nils JR South Carolina 51.86 51.92 11
r:+0.66 24.23 51.92 (27.69)
100 Back
NCAA Record: 43.49, Ryan Murphy (2016)
American Record: 43.49, Ryan Murphy (2016)
US Open Record: 43.49, Ryan Murphy (2016)
Going into the NCAA championships, it looked like Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Ryan Murphy was the prohibited favorite going into the 100 back. But after this morning, Alabama’s Connor Oslin and Texas’ John Shebat looked dangerous in pulling a major upset. But in the end, it was Murphy who swam the third fastest 100 back in history at 43.99 for his fourth straight win in the event. Shebat was second at 44.35 for third all-time in the event. Oslin was third at 44.56, good for fifth all-time.
Murphy is only the second swimmer ever to win four straight 100 back titles as USC’s John Naber won four in a row from 1974-1977. Murphy will have another chance tomorrow to win four straight in the 200 back. Alabama’s Luke Kaliszak, USC’s Ralf Tribuntsov, Penn State’s Shane Ryan, Louisville’s Grigory Tarasevich and NC State’s Andreas Vazaios also swam in the A-final.
California now has six NCAA titles in the 100 back. Murphy joins himself (2014-2016), and Tom Shields (2011, 2012) as winners in the event for the Golden Bears.
Event 12 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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NCAA: N 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
Championship: C 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
American: A 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
U. S. Open: O 43.49 3/25/2016 Ryan Murphy, California
Pool: P 44.59 3/24/2017 Connor Oslin, Alabama
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Murphy, Ryan SR California 44.78 43.99P 20
r:+0.51 21.07 43.99 (22.92)
2 Shebat, John SO Texas 44.63 44.35P 17
r:+0.70 21.21 44.35 (23.14)
3 Oslin, Connor SR Alabama 44.59 44.56P 16
r:+0.58 21.33 44.56 (23.23)
4 Kaliszak, Luke JR Alabama 45.25 44.91 15
r:+0.54 21.19 44.91 (23.72)
5 Tribuntsov, Ralf JR Southern Cali 45.00 45.13 14
r:+0.62 21.44 45.13 (23.69)
6 Ryan, Shane SR Penn St 45.27 45.17 13
r:+0.58 21.59 45.17 (23.58)
7 Tarasevich, Grigory SR Louisville 45.13 45.22 12
r:+0.59 21.83 45.22 (23.39)
8 Vazaios, Andreas JR NC State 45.26 45.49 11
r:+0.60 21.86 45.49 (23.63)
3m Diving
Purdue sophomore Steele Johnson won his second title in as many days on Friday night at the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in the 3m diving. Johnson won the 1m diving title last night, as he puts himself in contention to be the first diver to sweep all three boards at the NCAA Championships.
Johnson won the title with 502.20 points ahead of Miami, FL’s Briadam Herrera at 477.30 and LSU’s Juan Hernandez at 464.35. Tennessee’s Liam Stone, Indiana’s Michael Hixon and James Connor, Minnesota’s Matt Barnard and Texas’ Grayson Campbell also competed in the 3m final.
Purdue has now won four 3m diving titles. Johnson joins David Boudia (2009-2011) as a winner in the 3m diving title for the Boilermakers.
Event 13 Men 3 mtr Diving
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Championship: C 529.10 3/27/2015 Samuel Dorman, Miami (FL)
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Johnson, Steele SO Purdue 409.75 502.20 20
2 Herrera, Briadam JR Miami 428.95 477.30 17
3 Hernandez, Juan FR LSU 392.05 464.35 16
4 Stone, Liam JR Tennessee 410.60 459.40 15
5 Hixon, Michael JR Indiana 416.75 455.35 14
6 Connor, James SO Indiana 428.00 435.30 13
7 Barnard, Matt SR Minnesota 414.40 415.90 12
8 Campbell, Grayson FR Texas 410.45 411.85 11
200 Medley Relay
NCAA Record: 1:22.27, Michigan (2013)
American Record: 1:22.40, California (2015)
US Open Record: 1:22.27, Michigan (2013)
Just 24 hours after breaking the 3-minute barrier in the 400 medley relay, Texas had a similar performance in the 200 medley relay Friday night, smashing the NCAA and US Open record with a 1:21.54. That smashed Michigan’s 1:22.27 from the 2013 NCAA Championships. In fact, the top two teams were under that record. John Shebat (20.84), Will Licon (22.91), Joseph Schooling (19.45) and Brett Ringgold (18.34) are the new record holders in that relay.
Alabama swam in second with a 1:21.89, the second fastest swim in history. The Crimson Tide were led by Connor Oslin’s 20.39 backstroke split that was the fastest in the field. Oslin, Pavel Romanov, Luke Kaliszak and Zane Waddell swam for the Tide on that relay. California was third at 1:22.28. Oslin, Licon, Schooling and Caeleb Dressel had the fastest splits for each stroke on that relay. Dressel swam a 17.93, a little slower than his 17.71 this morning.
Missouri (1:22.48), Florida (1:23.08), NC State (1:23.18), Stanford (1:23.74) and Louisville (1:24.06) also competed in the A-final.
Texas now has five NCAA titles in the 200 medley relay. The 2017 team joins the teams from 2003, 2001, 2000 and 1991 to win the 200 medley relay at the NCAA championships for the Longhorns.
Event 14 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
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NCAA: N 1:22.27 3/29/2013 Michigan
M Ortiz, B Ortiz, S Fletcher, Z Turk
Championship: C 1:22.27 3/29/2013 Michigan
M Ortiz, B Ortiz, S Fletcher, Z Turk
American: A 1:22.40 3/27/2015 California
R Murphy, C Katis, J Lynch, T Messerschmidt
U. S. Open: O 1:22.27 3/29/2013 Michigan
M Ortiz, B Ortiz, S Fletcher, Z Turk
Pool: P 1:22.17 Michigan
School Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Texas 1:23.17 1:21.54P 40
1) Shebat, John SO 2) r:0.30 Licon, Will SR
3) r:0.26 Schooling, Joseph JR 4) r:0.45 Ringgold, Brett JR
r:+0.61 10.28 20.84 (20.84)
31.03 (10.19) 43.75 (22.91)
52.45 (8.70) 1:03.20 (19.45)
1:11.91 (8.71) 1:21.54 (18.34)
2 Alabama 1:23.93 1:21.89P 34
1) Oslin, Connor SR 2) r:0.13 Romanov, Pavel SR
3) r:0.17 Kaliszak, Luke JR 4) r:0.14 Waddell, Zane FR
r:+0.59 9.99 20.39 (20.39)
30.71 (10.32) 43.69 (23.30)
52.76 (9.07) 1:03.63 (19.94)
1:12.15 (8.52) 1:21.89 (18.26)
3 California 1:23.27 1:22.28 32
1) Murphy, Ryan SR 2) r:0.26 Hoppe, Connor JR
3) r:0.24 Lynch, Justin JR 4) r:0.16 Sendyk, Pawel FR
r:+0.53 10.05 20.47 (20.47)
30.93 (10.46) 43.63 (23.16)
52.65 (9.02) 1:03.67 (20.04)
1:12.33 (8.66) 1:22.28 (18.61)
4 Missouri 1:23.29 1:22.48 30
1) Hein, Daniel FR 2) r:0.22 Schwingenschloebian SR
3) r:0.19 Sansoucie, Andrew SR 4) r:0.21 Chadwick, Michael SR
r:+0.50 10.56 21.24 (21.24)
31.37 (10.13) 44.17 (22.93)
52.99 (8.82) 1:04.03 (19.86)
1:12.87 (8.84) 1:22.48 (18.45)
5 Florida 1:23.37 1:23.08 28
1) Blyzinskyj, Jack SR 2) r:0.19 Bray, Chandler FR
3) r:0.14 Szaranek, Mark JR 4) r:0.27 Dressel, Caeleb JR
r:+0.57 10.56 21.26 (21.26)
31.94 (10.68) 45.07 (23.81)
53.91 (8.84) 1:05.15 (20.08)
1:13.62 (8.47) 1:23.08 (17.93)
6 NC State 1:23.53 1:23.18 26
1) Stewart, Coleman FR 2) r:0.17 Hren, Derek SR
3) r:0.14 Ress, Justin SO 4) r:0.31 Held, Ryan JR
r:+0.59 10.50 21.17 (21.17)
31.81 (10.64) 44.81 (23.64)
53.64 (8.83) 1:05.05 (20.24)
1:13.49 (8.44) 1:23.18 (18.13)
7 Stanford 1:23.97 1:23.74 24
1) Dudzinski, Ryan SO 2) r:0.13 Anderson, Matt SO
3) r:0.29 Liang, Andrew JR 4) r:0.31 Perry, Sam JR
r:+0.55 21.64 (21.64)
45.05 (23.41)
1:04.98 (19.93)
1:13.92 (8.94) 1:23.74 (18.76)
8 Louisville 1:23.87 1:24.06 22
1) Tarasevich, Grigory SR 2) r:0.10 Claverie, Carlos JR
3) r:0.16 Quallen, Josh SR 4) r:0.23 Carroll, Trevor SR
r:+0.56 10.50 21.38 (21.38)
31.59 (10.21) 44.97 (23.59)
53.81 (8.84) 1:05.12 (20.15)
1:14.00 (8.88) 1:24.06 (18.94)
